By Paul Casey Gotham
Allen, Galloway and Evans grab weekly honors
Temple’s Lavoy Allen nabbed Player-of-the-Week while St. Joseph’s Langston Galloway and St. Louis’s Dwayne Evans shared Rookie-of-the-Week.
Allen averaged 18 points, 14.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 2.5 assists in two games for the Owls. The senior registered his seventh and eighth double-doubles for the campaign. In a losing effort against Duke, Allen shot 55.6 percent from the floor including 3-of-4 from behind the arc. He had a game-high 13 boards. Allen followed that with 19 points and 16 glass cleaners in a win over George Washington. He also recorded his 200th career block. Only five Owls have reached that plateau.
Galloway had a career-high 27 points as St. Joseph’s defeated St. Bonaventure. He hit 8-of-13 from the field including 5-of-7 from long range while committing just one turnover in 38 minutes. He shot 43.5 percent for the week (10-23) and 50 percent (6-12) from behind the arc.
Evans averaged 12 points and 13.5 rebounds as the the Billikens went 2-0 last week. He scored 16 with 17 rebounds as St. Louis opened the week with a win over Chicago State. Evans followed that with eight points and 10 rebounds in an upset of Duquesne.
Richmond 72 Charlotte 59
Richmond senior guard, Kevin Anderson, scored his 200oth point in the win. Anderson scored 20 in the game and sits at number three on the Spiders all-time list. Justin Harper added 22.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yTMnZDX28Q]
St. Bonaventure 82 Fordham 63
Demetrius Conger keyed a 22-9 run to end the first half, and the St. Bonaventure Bonnies went on to an 82-63 victory over the Fordham Rams in Atlantic 10 action Wednesday night at the Reilly Center. Conger connected three times from behind the arc and handed out two assists in the final nine minutes before the break as the Bonnies took a 37-23 lead into the half.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5WRbumTbdE]
Xavier 100 La Salle 62
In his first start since December ninth, Jeff Robinson scored 22 points, and Tu Holloway paced a selfless offense as the Xavier Musketeers drubbed the La Salle Explorers 100-62 in Atlantic 10 action at the Cintas Center on Tuesday night.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPJCevUAN54]
Xavier’s Kenny Frease : “I told him after that big dunk, thanks for giving me a top-ten assist.”
St. Louis 62 Duquesne 51
Mike McCall scored 18, Jared Jett added, Brian Conklin had 11 and Dwayne Evans grabbed 10 rebounds as the Billikens won for the third time in a row.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz8uwEYyBdg]
UMass 69 St. Joe’s 51
UMass held St. Joe’s without a field goal for the first 11:31 of the game. Anthony led the way with 22 points. Gary Correia handed out seven helpers.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQiqpwUkiGA]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PopwqngC-Vo]
La Salle 72 UMass 51
Jerrell Williams registered a double-double for the Explorers with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Aaric Murray added 16 for La Salle.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q7XLQK9rZM]
2010 – 11 STANDINGS
| Conference | Overall | |||||
| W | L | PCT. | W | L | PCT. | |
| Xavier | 13 | 1 | .929 | 22 | 6 | .786 |
| Temple | 12 | 2 | .857 | 22 | 6 | .786 |
| Richmond | 11 | 3 | .786 | 22 | 7 | .759 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 5 | .643 | 18 | 10 | .643 |
| Duquesne | 9 | 5 | .643 | 17 | 10 | .630 |
| George Washington | 8 | 6 | .571 | 15 | 13 | .536 |
| Dayton | 7 | 7 | .500 | 19 | 10 | .655 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | 7 | .500 | 15 | 12 | .556 |
| St. Bonaventure | 7 | 7 | .500 | 15 | 12 | .556 |
| La Salle | 5 | 9 | .357 | 13 | 16 | .448 |
| Saint Louis | 5 | 9 | .357 | 11 | 17 | .393 |
| Saint Joseph’s | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8 | 20 | .286 |
| Charlotte | 2 | 12 | .143 | 10 | 18 | .357 |
| Fordham | 0 | 14 | .000 | 6 | 20 | .231 |
A-10 vs. BCS Conferences
vs. Big East …………………………………………..9
vs. ACC ……………………………………………….5
vs. SEC …………………………………………………4
vs. Big Ten ……………………………………………2
vs. Pac-10 …………………………………………….2
vs. Big XII ……………………………………………0
Total ……………………………………………. 22
Where A10 players rank in the nation
Points Per Game
Tu Holloway, XU ………………………….17th – 20.6
Andrew Nicholson, SBU ……………….19th – 20.4
Anthony Gurley, UM ……………………44th – 18.8
Field Goal Percentage
(min 5 FGM per game)
Justin Harper, UR ………………………..32nd – .559
Andrew Nicholson, SBU ……………….35th – .551
Kenny Frease, XU …………………………40th – .548
Three-Point Field Goal Per Game
Nemanja Mikic, GW ……………………t-47th – 2.7
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage
(min 2.5 3-FGM per game)
Nemanja Mikic, GW ………………………8th – .463
Bill Clark, DUQ ……………………………35th – .404
Free Throw Percentage
(min 2.5 FT per game)
Tu Holloway, XU ………………………….30th – .868
Rebounds Per Game
Chris Gaston, FOR …………………………6th – 11.1
Assists Per Game
Juwan Staten, UD ……………………………21st – 5.8
Tu Holloway, XU ……………………………38th – 5.2
Blocks Per Game
C.J. Aiken SJU …………………………………2nd – 3.9
Damian Saunders, DUQ …………………18th – 2.8
Aaric Murray, LAS ………………………….37th – 2.2
Steals Per Game
T.J. McConnell, DUQ ……………………….3rd – 3.0
Damian Saunders, DUQ …………………25th – 2.2
Assist Turnover Ratio
Kevin Smith, UR …………………………….4th – 3.36
T.J. McConnell, DUQ ……………………24th – 2.55
Kyle Cassity, SLU ……………………….t-35th – 2.33
Juwan Staten, UD …………………………47th – 2.24
Triple-Doubles
Tu Holloway, XU …………………………………1st – 2
Double-Doubles
Chris Gaston, FOR ……………………….t-11th – 15
SAME STARTING FIVE
St. Bonaventure is one of just two teams nationally to use the same starters in every game this year: Cleveland State (29 games) and St. Bonaventure (26). The Bonnie starting five: Ogo Adegboye (G), Michael Davenport (G), Demitrius Conger (F), Da’Quan Cook (F), Andrew Nicholson (F).
On Tap
Wednesday, March 2
St. Bonaventure at Duquesne ………………. 7:00 pm
George Washington at Rhode Island …………………7:00 pm
Fordham at La Salle …………………………….. 7:00 pm
Richmond at Saint Joseph’s …………………. 7:00 pm
Temple at Massachusetts …………CBS3N/7:00 pm
Charlotte at Xavier ..FSO/TWNC/CSN/7:00 pm
Saint Louis at Dayton …………….. WHIO/7:00 pm
Saturday, March 5
Duquesne at Richmond …………. CBSC/12:00 pm
Massachusetts at Fordham …………………… 1:00 pm
Xavier at Saint Louis ………………… CBSC/2:00 pm
Saint Joseph’s at Charlotte …………………… 2:00 pm
Dayton at George Washington ……………. 2:00 pm
Rhode Island at St. Bonaventure………………. 2:00 pm
La Salle at Temple ……………………………….. 3:00 pm
End of the regular season
Pickin’ Splinters at the A10 Tournament
Make sure to follow the A10 tournament live from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Pickin’ Splinters. Casey and Smitty will be court side March 11-13 providing news, notes and analysis. We will run a real-time blog along with game reports on the Pine. You won’t find more comprehensive coverage of the A10 tourney on the internet.
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